Old Bergen Museum - Bymuseet i Bergen

In Old Bergen, the whole family can experience life in the "old days". Here you can stroll and look in the houses, feed the birds, climb the trees and, not least, visit the Civil Servant´s family in 1826 and the Merchant's family in 1886. On the square, short plays are played throughout the day, and in between it all the children can join in the fun and games.

Tickets, ice cream, coffee, soft drinks, old fashioned toys and more are sold in the museum shop.

And not least, we look forward to welcoming you to our café on the square offering traditional cinnamon buns!

Enjoy a small cruise with the boat Beffen to and from Old Bergen Museum during the summer 1 June to 31 August.

Old Bergen becomes a museum

The museum was opened in 1949 and is built around the summer house "Elsesro" which shipbuilder Rasmus Rolfsen built for his wife Elsebe. The property was owned by the Rolfsen family from 1784 to 1903. Here, the family built a shipyard and a summerhouse, and later a park in the style of a formal English garden. Old Bergen foundation succeeded in establishing the museum as a safe haven for Bergen’s old buildings, which were threatened with being torn down. The houses which you will find at the museum arrived between 1945 and 1981. The open air Museum has today 55 wooden houses, most of which originally stood in the centre of Bergen.

The park

Take a stroll in the surrounding english park which is ideal for peacefullness, inspiration. Open to all visitors. Maybe it's tempting to take a dip in seaside bathing facility at Elsesro (Sandviken Sjøbad)? Just remember that smoking, grilling and the use of open fire is prohibited in the museum area.

This beautiful area and surrondings can be visited all year round!

Tickets:

Buy your entrance tickets here.

Groups: Please email: [email protected]

20 % discount for 15+ persons